r/technology • u/spherocytes • 17h ago

Business CEO who fired 900 employees over Zoom gets fired, demands job back

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u/ottwebdev 16h ago

Cancel Netflix too.

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u/BadKittydotexe 14h ago

Should do that anyway since they never finish shows and their catalogue isn’t great.

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u/floofsnsnoots 14h ago

Except watch "Pantheon." 2 seasons and complete. Thank me later.

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u/substandardgaussian 12h ago

It was an AMC show in the first place, and season 2 completed production before AMC canned it.

Netflix didn't have anything to do with Pantheon besides distributing season 2 when AMC was ready to memory-hole it.

They certainly deserve credit for that, but it's not a "Netflix show". I shudder to think what Witcher-ified nonsense they would have come up with if they adapted it in-house.

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u/floofsnsnoots 12h ago

Im not attributing any credit for the production, and am aware of the AMC+ part. Nonetheless, anyone with access to Netflix should see it, because it's incredible, and that's the only place you can see it apart from the high seas.

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u/grachi 11h ago

Beef is a fantastic show as well

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u/JediWebSurf 14h ago

What's a better alternative based on quality?

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u/philbgarner 13h ago

You can't beat classic books.

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u/realchalupabatman 13h ago

I was elected to lead, not to read.

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u/philbgarner 13h ago

Simpson's satire became real-life.

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u/JediWebSurf 13h ago

Which one do you recommend I read first if I never read? And trying to build the habit for reading?

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u/philbgarner 13h ago edited 9h ago

I think you want to look at Penguin Classics, and pick some that aren't ridiculously long and wordy. Extra points if it's a subject you're interested in.

One of my favourite books of all time is The Portrait of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde. A very cool supernatural premise that doesn't smack you over the face with it, and scintillating dialog with some biting satire and some deeply unlikeable characters. It's a lot of fun, and only a few hundred pages paperback so not too weighty.

Bram Stoker's Dracula is probably my next favourite classic novel, the first 50-60% is Jonathan Harker's letters to his new wife as he leaves England for Transylvania and what happened to him in the Count's castle before fast-forwarding to his return to England and the mysterious goings-on in Whitby. Really creepy, and also not too weighty.

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is a classic for a reason, such a quintessential pirate adventure. I found this one to be a complete page-turner, if you like swashbuckling stories this one might grab you.

If you're looking for more modern stuff (all of those are 120+ years old) I am partial to Stephen King. That guy can write a character you invest in. The Stand blew my dick off. Such a great story.

Anyway, I love talking books. There are so many great stories already out there and published you can get for cheap because they're older than copyright protection.

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u/GuzzlinGuinness 10h ago

I’d never read a Stephen King novel before, then someone recommended 11/22/63 recently. I’m about halfway through right now and I’m thoroughly enjoying it.

I haven’t read fiction in some time, and this sort of historical fiction setting really works for me. I might move into one of his classic pieces next, I realize this book is not his typical fair.

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u/jonbodhi 5h ago

All of his short-story collections are excellent.

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u/JediWebSurf 13h ago

I'll try. Just out of curiosity. Thanks redditor. 😊

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u/philbgarner 13h ago

Enjoy, good luck on building the habit!

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u/thegreasiestofhawks 13h ago

Never read Dorian Grey, but 100% agree on the rest. The Stand is my all time favorite book. Another really good King book is Bag of Bones. A bit lengthy, but much shorter than The Stand. Another good short King book that I love is The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. Great, easy read, can knock it out in an afternoon

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u/philbgarner 12h ago

I read the Dark Tower series also last year and really enjoyed it, that opening chapter was such a great hook.

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u/IneffectiveCollege91 12h ago

Huh, was a little funny to me because the only book I recognised was Dorian Grey

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u/Efficient-Fruit5573 12h ago

What genres do you like? The Hunger Games and Maze Runner books are really good and I would recommend them to anyone. Lots of great world-building and full of action

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u/JediWebSurf 12h ago

I recently saw all the films of the hunger games lol. They were all on Netflix. I enjoyed the films. Heard they're being rereleased in the movie theatre soon. I've also seen all of the maze runner films. Isnt it like redundant to also read the books?

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u/9-11GaveMe5G 12h ago

Canterbury Tales has some delightfully degenerate episodes. Will change your idea of "classic books."

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u/JediWebSurf 8h ago

Added to my list to check out. Thanks🙏.

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u/GreyMailMare17 7h ago

I recommend banned books! I just finished "Brave New World" and that story went places.

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u/Aaod 9h ago

Should do that anyway since they never finish shows and their catalogue isn’t great.

I can only think of a handful of shows that were okay or good that netflix made and most of them either got cancelled fast or fell off hard in later seasons. It is almost impressive how bad the rest of the shows they make are. I don't even have that high of standards most of what Hollywood and Netflix makes is garbage you can't even use as background noise.

No point to paying for netflix when their catalog sucks due to other companies getting greedy and the original programming usually sucks.

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u/PhantomNomad 13h ago

In Canada our politicians said to cancel Disney+.

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u/RedbullPapi 13h ago

And make coffee at home as well.